Each year CEA-Wisconsin invites
incarcerated writers and artists to submit their works for the annual edition of
the CEA-Wisconsin Creativity Contest. CEA-W publishes the original prose,
poetry, and ink drawings from Wisconsin’s jail, prison, and juvenile facility
populations. All levels of writers and artists are encouraged to offer
submissions. Authors and artists whose works are selected will each receive two
free copies of the booklet.

Encourage your learners to express themselves in drawings
(black ink on 8½ by 11 white paper) and writings up to 1000 words including
poems, letters, essays, and short stories. Winners are selected from all levels,
so urge beginning writers to give it a try. Contest rules and entry forms are
published in the September/October issue of the CEA-W newsletter. Submissions
are accepted between September 1st and December 1st. The
booklet is published in May.

The booklets are typed and formatted by Ed Gallatin and
his students at Oshkosh Correctional Institution and printed by inmates at
Columbia Correctional Institution. This publication reflects the professional
commitment of CEA-Wisconsin members to promote literacy. Each CEA-W member gets
a free copy of the booklet. If you want to join the committee, contact Nancy Alderton at
nancy.alderton@wisconsin.gov.